New Chapter Launches and the Importance of Meaningful Connections

This post was authored by William Zoghbi, MD, MACC, immediate past president of the ACC. It’s been a busy time for ACC internationally. ACC Vice President Kim Allan Williams, Sr., MD, FACC, recently returned from the Argentine Federation of Cardiology Congress, where he gave the first Dr. Ernesto Paolaso Memorial lecture. Dr. Paolaso was a cardiology luminary who guided the start of interventional cardiology in Argentina, but was sadly killed in a car accident two months ago. This honor given to Dr. Williams exemplifies the deep and meaningful connections that have been built with our Argentina Chapter. Meanwhile, ACC President John Harold is currently across the pond in London (blog post coming soon). As for me, I recently returned from a trip to the Philippines where I attended the highly successful 44th Philippines Heart Association (PHA) Scientific Session and had the privilege of helping to launch the ACC Philippines Chapter. (The ACC how has 7,300 international members and 27 Chapters around the world!) The PHA is a strong organization, with approximately 1,600 members mostly concentrated in the large cities (the country is an archipelago with over 7,000 islands). Many of the physicians, including nearly all PHA leaders and past presidents, have trained in the U.S., although lately, more training programs (14) have been instituted. Like the ACC, the PHA has councils made up of all the subspecialties in cardiology. Interestingly, the Philippines College of Card...
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